San Juan, Dominican Republic Meet Your 2018 Project Director: Lucia Lucia Solorzano will be your Project Director this summer in San Juan, Dominican Republic! Here’s a little more about her: Lucia has more than ten years of experience in the non-profit sector on both a local and international scale. She has an MS in Epidemiology … Read More

THE WRONG REASONS Maren is a two-time AMIGOS alum and will serve as a Project Supervisor this summer in the Dominican Republic. Here, she reflects on how she got involved in AMIGOS and the impact it had on her life. When I first traveled to Panamá as an AMIGOS participant in 2015, it was … Read More

Spending the summer in Barranquilla? Meet Steffany! ¡Hola AMIGOS! My name is Steffany Vizcaino, but you can call me Steff. I am more than honored and thrilled to be working with you as your Project Director this summer on the Colombia Project in my wonderful hometown of Barranquilla! The city is known as the Golden … Read More

Yucatán, México: Meet Your Project Director! Hola a todos! My name is Matteo Travers and I am the Project Director for the Yucatán, México. This will be my third summer working with AMIGOS! Last summer, I was the Project Director for Barranquilla, Colombia and the previous summer I served as a Project Supervisor in Azuero, Panamá. … Read More

Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica: Meet your PD, BELLA! Saludos! My name is Bella Tanaka (pronouns: she/her/hers) and I am the Project Director of the Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica project. I grew up in a suburb north of Chicago, but I currently reside in Boston where I study Marine Science and Spanish and Boston University. I … Read More

Meet your Project Director! Chontales, Nicaragua Hi everyone! I’m Cara, the AMIGOS Project Director of the Chontales, Nicaragua project this summer. I recently returned from my survey of the project area and I’m excited to report that we have an awesome project in the making! I was blown away by the gorgeous landscapes looking out … Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Steve Schafer, Author We caught up with AMIGOS alum Steve Schafer (Paraguay 1990) to ask him some questions! Steve is the author of The Border, a story about four Mexican teens who flee to the US through the scorching Sonoran desert after getting caught in the cross fire of the narco-violence along the … Read More

Heading to Coclé, Panama? Meet your Project Director! Hola a tod@s! My name is Natalia Dellavalle, and I will be your Project Director in Coclé, Panamá this summer! Learn about the project here. I am currently finishing my senior year at Colorado College, where I study mathematics and Spanish. I’m originally from Denver, CO, and … Read More

Palmares, Costa Rica: Meet Your Project Director! Hi everyone! My name is Derek Schadel and I’m from Findlay, Ohio. I’m passionate about culture, social and economic inclusion, education, and Colombian tinto (coffee)! I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Spanish from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. I also have a graduate specialization diploma in Social Evaluation of Projects from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. During … Read More

What you need to know before you go abroad Are you or your child considering a summer or gap program in another country? Here are some questions to ask providers (and our answers!) to help you find the right program. How long have you been running programs? More than 53 years! AMIGOS was founded … Read More